Pentagon Centered Waist-Height Bar Tables

These tables were fun to make. I was commissioned to make these for a friend who wanted to use them in his man cave. He wanted them “tall enough to sit a beer on without leaning over”. They are made from pine stock from the lumber store, and I finished them in Espresso stain.

-- "Anyone can post a quote on the internet and attribute the quote to a famous person." -Abraham Lincoln

I can’t take credit for the design. I found these online, but they were only 20 inches tall, and the pentagon in the middle was not filled in. It seemed like a waste to me to have all of that surface area not filled in for a tasty beverage to be sat on.

Thanks.

-- "Anyone can post a quote on the internet and attribute the quote to a famous person." -Abraham Lincoln

@theoldfart, you will have to excuse my ignorance, but I’m not familiar with the term half-laps as it pertains to joinery. I will tell you, this is done completely with glue and tiny brad nails. No biscuits, but there are some braces underneath the tabletop. I did the top and bottom separate and after drying I put the legs on.

-- "Anyone can post a quote on the internet and attribute the quote to a famous person." -Abraham Lincoln